MCWHIRTER STEEL, INC
42211 7TH ST. EAST, LANCASTER, CA 93535 · NAICS 332313 Plate Work Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Feb 25, 2022#345813828Feb 25, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345813828$3251 viol.1 violation$325 in penalties
Inspection #345813828
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 25, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 20, 2022
- Contested
- Aug 3, 2022
- Final Order
- Jun 12, 2023
- Closed
- Jun 12, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 90
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $325
- Penalties on Record
- $325
- Site Address
- 42211 7th St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535
- Industry
- 332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 6151(C)(1) Portable Fire Extinguishers | Other | 1 | 5 | $325 | $325 | Aug 3, 2022 | Jun 12, 2023 |
Jun 29, 2021#345390389Jun 29, 2021Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#345390389$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345390389
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 29, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 22, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 42211 7th Street East, Lancaster, CA 93535
- Industry
- 332313 Plate Work Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's fingers are crushed by metal pieces during weldin
Jul 24, 2020#344852132Jul 24, 2020Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#344852132$5,8203 viol.3 violations$5,820 in penalties
Inspection #344852132
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 2020
- Final Order
- Dec 3, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 22, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,820
- Penalties on Record
- $5,820
- Site Address
- 42211 7th Street East, Lancaster, CA 93535
- Industry
- 332313 Plate Work Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee fractures right femur when struck by falling i-beam
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342(A) Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Dec 14, 2020 | - | Dec 3, 2020 |
| 01002 | 3203(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 1 | $410 | $410 | Dec 14, 2020 | - | Dec 3, 2020 |
| 01003 | 5042(A)(9) Safe Operating Practices | Other | 1 | 1 | $410 | $410 | Dec 14, 2020 | - | Dec 3, 2020 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 2020 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 45,892 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.